Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning,
Local Government and the Regions - Seventh Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 22 March 2005.

CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 Introduction

Trust and confidence

Conduct of the inquiry

2 The Ethical Framework for Local Government

Development of the Ethical Framework

Devolved administrations

3 The Role of the Standards Board for England

Relationships with other organisations

Central Government

4 Investigation and Enforcement

Local investigation and determination

Investigations

Determinations

Disclosure

Vexatious, malicious and frivolous complaints

5 Promotion, Guidance and Training

The Code of Conduct and promotion of the Ethical Framework

Training and attendance

Town and parish councils

Support for Local Standards Committees

6 The Code of Conduct

Clause 7 - the whistle-blowers' clause

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

Monday 6 December 2004

Monday 17 January 2005

List of supplementary written evidence

Reports from the ODPM Committee since 2003

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Prepared 6 April 2005